Bangs McCoy

Glen Canyon Dam

March 25th, 2008

Today we took a tour of Glen Canyon Dam. Since my dad works for the Feds, he set us up with the “hard-hat” tour! It was really cool. I was still worried about Jamie after yesterday, and my mom had taken the tour before, so she graciously offered to stay up top with him while Rees and I took the tour with the family.

Our guide was great - he let Rees really participate by pushing various buttons, swiping his security badge, and managing the hard hats. We got to see turbines, cranes, the infamous patch of bluegrass, and enter areas of the dam not seen in the “normal” tour. I have lots of pictures, maybe I’ll post them eventually.

We had a picnic lunch on the shore of Lake Powell. Afterward, Dad & Ted went kayaking and my mom and I headed to Monument Valley to find our rooms and let the kids nap. We are staying at Goulding’s Lodge tonight. By the time I got my reservations, the lodge was full, so I ended up reserving a single-wide trailer at the campground. It is awesome. Clean, tons of space, an extra bedroom, full kitchen, laundry, flatscreen TV and DVD player, and wireless internet. Love it! We had a quick dinner at the dining room before heading to bed early.

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